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radar
Detection device that emits electromagnetic waves and receives their echoes.
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Radarsat satellite
sonar
transmitted pulse
Brief emission of electromagnetic waves produced by a radar.
target
Surface or object from which radar waves reflect.
airborne radar
Radar used aboard an aircraft.
echo
Waves reflected by the target and measured by a remote sensing device.